Metallic fence-post.



A. TEGELER.

METALLIC FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14.1914.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

WITNESSES g ZgcmvENTOR ATTORNEY THE NORRIS PETERS CO" FHOTU-LITHO. WASHINGTON. D- C iii-tors 'rnenrinn; or NASHUA, Iowan Marianne rn vcnros'r.

To all whoma't may concern r Be it known that I, ALoIs TEenLER,.a c1t1- zen of the United States, residingfat Nashua, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Metallic Fence-Post, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvementsin metallic fence posts.

I The object of the present invention is, to improve the construction of metallic; fence posts, and to provide a simple and inexpensive fence post of strong and durable construction equipped with fastening means for holding a plurality of line wires or,"

woven wire fencing and adaptedtopermit the wires to be. readily adjusted and arranged the desired distance apart.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims here to appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence post, constructed in accordance with this invention and arranged as a corner post' Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the post, the braces and the base'plate being removed to adapt the fence post as a line post. a Llke numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of thedrawing.

In the accompanying drawing 1n WhlCh is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a vertical post designed to be constructed of flanged metal tongues 2 struck from themetal of the post and preferably formed by making a substantially U-shaped cut and bending the" tongue or partially severed portionof. the

Specification of Letters Patent.

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as shown. The wire supporting;.; tongues,:-

which aredispos'ed in. the same vertical se- 1 ries, are preferably-arranged in a plurality of groups, the tongues ,of -each -,.group-being' spacedjeqnal distancesfapart and providing I. I

intervening spaces for; fencelfl-wir'es'; 3, which tively short and are thereby rendered strong are adapted to be arranged upon the sup-[- porting tongues, The WllB supporting tongues, WlllClL are imperforate, are, rel'aand durable to enable them to Withstand the strains incident to their use for support- W ing the wires of afence- I j v x The fence wires areconfined on the supporting. tongues by a continuous vertically disposed locking rod orwire' agitated at" ,one side of the seriesof wire supporting tongues, which extend outwardly beyond the plane of the said wire or rod 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. 7 The locking rod passes through a series of vertically. alined perforations 5 of horizontal tongues p 6 struck from the metalof the post. and arranged in a vertical plane atone side .of'the ,p

vertical series of wire supporting tongues. I vThe tongues'6 are of greater length thanthe wire supporting tongues and are preferably"- located at points beyond the ,ends of the groups of wire supporting tongues and at the spaces or intervals between the said.

groups. The perforations 5 are located in a vertical plane intersecting the vertical series of tongues 2, sufficient space being pro vided between the locking wire or rod and the post to receive fence wires of different sizes. Thefupper end of the locking rod is bent at an angle to form an arm 7 ,1 which rests upon the top'tongue 6 and if desired angle to retain it in the vertically alined perforations 5. By providing a separate series ofitongues for the looking rod the wire supporting tongues maybe made shorter and stiffer and are not weakened by perforating them'for thesaidrod, and by arranging-the tongueso beyond the groups of wire supporting tongues and at thespaces or intervals between the said groups, they do not interfere with the adjustment of the i fence wires" 3.

What is'claimed is r 1. A fence post provided the lower end of the rod maybe bent at an ith SllOItdlIP I supporting horizontal fence wires, and a separate vertical series of integral horizontal tongues located beyond the vertical plane of the wire supporting tongues and provided with vertically alined perforations,

said perforations being arranged in a vertical plane intersecting the imperforate Wire supporting tongues and adapted to receive a locking rod for confining the fence wlres tical series of wire supporting tongues with tongues of greater; length than the said sup- Coples of this patent may be obtained for porting tongues located at the ends and at the spaces between the said groups of supporting'tongues" and provided with vertically alined perforations arranged in a vertical plane intersecting the supporting tongues,*and a continuous locking rod or wire passed through the said perforations and being of a length greater than the series of supporting tongues.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the pres'enceof two witnesses.

v n I ALOIS TEGELER. Witnesses:

FRANK J. GERKER,

J R. BENTLEY fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of I atents, 1 Washington, D. 0;? 

